Please view this video, which works with Marge Piercy’s poem. You  will notice that there is an intersection between two art forms: poetry  and another.

After viewing, please respond: Is this intersection  effective? Interesting? “Meh”? Unappealing? You can respond/characterize  it any way you’d like as long as you are honest and can support your  statement, either way.

Also, if you were to interpret this poem  besides simply reading it aloud, how would you do it? What other medium  would you pair it with? Why?

As always, please also respond to another classmate, by name.

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 intersection referenced in the video is between the poem and dance. I 

found this intersection very effective, as the dancer’s movements well 

matched the word choice in the poem. Whenever the words “wide open” were

 uttered, the dancer extended her arms out wide, furthering the idea of 

openness. When the line “stretching the muscles” is stated in the poem, 

the dancer extends into a horizontal split, thus stretching her muscles 

and reinforcing the line. The smooth franticness of the style of dance 

as well perfectly matches the formatting of the poem, as the poem does 

not hold a consistent format, rather changing where it is necessary to 

establish certain words and sections as more poignant. An example of 

this is the break between let and go between the third and forth stanza,

 furthering the theme of the poem of loving without possession, in 

essence letting go. The dancer performs flourishes in steps when this 

line is spoken, emphasizing the importance of the line.If I were to interpret this poem besides reading it aloud, I would 

want to pair it with film in a similar fashion to a music video. 

Portraying the meaning of the lines and the mood of the poem through 

film would be effective at the storytelling aspect of the poem and would

 further the strong imagery provided.